Gates of hell

A picture taken from the southern Israeli town of Sderot shows smoke billowing from a spot targeted by the Israeli military inside the Gaza Strip on November 15, 2012. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez) / AFP

­Will the crisis in Gaza escalate? Should we expect a ground incursion? What does Israel hope to achieve with its military assault this time? How well is Gaza prepared for another conflict? And do the Palestinians have the right to use military force to resist Israel’s siege of Gaza? CrossTalking with Norman Finkelstein, Dan Pollak and Harry Fear.